Photo of the Week – The Great Wall, China

November is quickly coming to an end – and so the cold winter is beginning. However I have fond memories of my fall in 2007 spent in China traveling with my father. We explored this section of the Jinshanling Wall. It undulates through the steep mountaintops, and it is approximately 8 miles from Jinshaling to Simatai via the Great Wall. It will take anywhere from 4 to 7 hours to complete it depending on your fitness, and your knees! The two sections of the wall connect and there is a woman at that connection taking tickets to move on to the next section – if you don’t have a ticket, then you can ‘tpass through to Simatai.

Jinshanling Great Wall is the section that i considered it as the most beautiful section. It is in fact connecting with Simatai Great Wall, another section which also famed with its steepness. However, the Simatai Section was closed for maintenance. I will come back again when Simatai is reopened.

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I'm Sherry, a corporate cube dweller turned nomadic traveler. I travel to off-the-beaten-path destinations to bring you unique travel experiences and photography. But it's not just about travel, it's also about life experiences of a middle age wanderer. New here? Then Start Here.